ستم

Persian

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /si.ˈtam/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [sɪ.t̪ʰám]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [sɪ.t̪ʰám]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [sɪ.t̪ʰám]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [si.t̪ʰám]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [se.t̪ʰǽm]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [si.t̪ʰám]

• Rhymes: -am

Readings
Classical reading?	sitam
Dari reading?	sitam
Iranian reading?	setam
Tajik reading?	sitam

Noun

ستم • (sitam / setam) (Tajik spelling ситам)

1. oppression, injustice

Descendants

• → Chagatai: ستم (stm /⁠sitäm⁠/)
  • Uzbek: sitam
• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: सितम (sitam)

  Urdu: سِتَم (sitam)

• → Turkmen: sütem

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ستم (sitam, “tyranny”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /sɪ.t̪əm/

Noun

سِتَم • (sitam) m (Hindi spelling सितम)

1. tyranny
2. injustice, cruelty